Thursday, July 1, 2010

THURSDAY: No such thing as a free bunch.

NBA free agency has begun, and what many are expecting to be the most interesting summer in league history is now officially kicking into high gear. As speculation about superstar LeBron James gives way to news-worthy headlines, many are going to be left wondering, "How soon will this be adapted into a Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson movie?"

Microsoft is already killing it's new Kin phone, only a month after launching the social media tool. It was designed to predominantly let you monitor Twitter and Facebook status updates, which, for a smart phone, was deemed to be pretty stupid. Microsoft will shift the Kin team over to work on the Windows Phone 7, which is expected to operate on Windows 95.

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), who passed away at 92 on Monday, and who served longer than any other U.S. Senator, will lie in repose in the Senate today. Democratic leaders are hoping that if they can filter a bit of a breeze in there to move his arm toward the buttons, they might be able to squeeze a few more votes out of him.